2009年10月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Death of Fla. girl found in landfill a homicide (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:31 PM PDT

Grandparents of Somer Thompson, Phillip and Debbie Bowling, are escorted back to Somer's parent's house after addressing the media in Orange Park, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Authorities believe a body found under trash in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who vanished on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday. (AP Photo/Jake Roth)AP - After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

Serial killer named suspect in 1984 Calif. killing (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:26 PM PDT

David Shinn, at podium, deputy chief of the San Francisco police department, speaks during a news conference while standing beside a photograph of 'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. San Francisco police say the infamous serial killer known as the 'Night Stalker' is a suspect in a 1984 San Francisco homicide of a nine-year old girl. Ramirez, who is now on death row at San Quentin State Prison, was identified by cold case detectives Thursday as a suspect in the killing of Mei Leung. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - For 25 years, the unsolved murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung haunted San Francisco police homicide Inspector Holly Pera, a novice patrol officer at the time who now helps solve the department's cold cases.

Drug raids targeting Mexican cartel nab 300-plus (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

FBI Director Robert Mueller, left, accompanied by Attorney General Eric Holder speaks news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, to announce the largest single strike at a Mexican drug cartel operating in the U.S. — the arrest of more than 300 people in a series of drug raids across the country. At left is FBI Director Robert Mueller. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., federal officials on Thursday announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel.

Caretaker: Woman has changed torture story before (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

FILE - In a Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, Megan Williams, 20, of Charleston, W.Va., stands outside of her home. Williams plans a Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 news conference in Columbus, Ohio, to announce that she lied about a 2007 incident in which she said she was assaulted by a group of whites in Logan County, WV. Seven people were convicted in that case. Brian Abraham, the former Logan County prosecutor who oversaw those cases, dismissed the news conference as a publicity stunt. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)AP - A black Ohio woman who recanted allegations of being tortured by a group of white people in West Virginia has mental issues and has more than once changed her version of what happened, her current caretaker said Thursday.

Airline crew overshot Minn. airport by 150 miles (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT

AP - Two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles before discovering the mistake and turning around.

NC gov says 20 violent criminals won't be freed (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - In the face of outrage from victims and their families, North Carolina's governor on Thursday challenged a quarter-century-old policy on prison good conduct credits, saying she would not free a group of violent inmates who were sentenced to life in prison.

Gov. signs LA-area football stadium waiver bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:18 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he has signed a bill allowing the construction of a 75,000-seat stadium that developers hope will lure an NFL team back to the Los Angeles area.

US unveils broad effort to limit executive pay (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2007 file photo, Kenneth R. Feinberg, now the special master at the Treasury Department appointed by President Obama to handle compensation issues, speaks at his office in Washington. The Obama administration plans to order companies that received huge government bailouts last year to sharply cut the compensation of their highest paid executives, according to a person familiar with the decision. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The government zeroed in on corporate excess and recklessness Thursday with deep, unprecedented cuts in executive compensation at companies living on taxpayer money and a move to wield veto power over pay policy at thousands of banks to limit risk-taking.

Aluminum baseball bat safety on trial in Montana (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT

AP - Fighting off a Helena Senators' fifth-inning rally, pitcher Brandon Patch checked the runner on first base. The 18-year-old Miles City Mavericks' southpaw then went into his windup, delivering what looked sure to be another strike.

Sheriff in Colorado balloon chase answers critics (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:53 PM PDT

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden speaks at a news conference in Fort Collins, Colo., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. Alderden said it was hoax when parents reported that their 6-year-old son was in a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling away from their home when he was actually hiding in the garage. (AP Photo/Will Powers)AP - Spectators watching the alleged balloon boy hoax unfold on live TV suggested paragliders, skydivers, fishing hooks and more to bring down the flying saucer-shaped craft thought to be carrying a 6-year-old boy.

Volcker: Recovery won't be quick fix for job rates (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:43 PM PDT

AP - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker warned Thursday that the country faces a "considerable slog" in recovering from a deep recession, and that any economic gains will be too mild for a while to make a big dent in stubbornly high unemployment rates.

Former NYC top cop discussed filing rights suit (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:33 PM PDT

AP - Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, jailed and awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, says he is under indescribable stress and has considered filing a lawsuit "to redress the civil wrongs I believe I have suffered," according to newly unsealed court papers.

Accused triggerman guilty of slaying 7 in Indiana (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:57 PM PDT

AP - A man charged in one of the worst mass slayings in Indianapolis history was convicted Thursday of killing seven members of one family, including three children, in a bloody rampage prosecutors said stemmed from a quest for drugs and cash that didn't exist.

Lil Wayne pleads to attempted gun possession (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:23 PM PDT

Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in New York. A hearing on a DNA profiling technique used in the rapper's 2007 gun-possession case was due to start Wednesday. ( AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano )AP - In the midst of a career surge that has made him one of rap's biggest stars, Lil Wayne is bracing for a year behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday in a two-year-old gun case.

Union: Firm mistreated teachers from Philippines (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 01:17 PM PDT

AP - A teachers' union is claiming that a California-based firm that recruited teachers from the Philippines to work in Louisiana schools made the educators pay fees of $15,000 or more.

Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:48 AM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, American Medical Response operations manager Ken Keller talks about the specially-equipped ambulance used for obese patients at the company's Topeka, Kan. facility. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him.

In tough economy, D.C. sniper victim's dad is broke (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:44 PM PDT

Marion Lewis sits at his daughter Lori's gravesite on Oct. 15, 2009 in Mountain Home, Id. Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera was vacuuming cereal from her minivan Oct. 3, 2002 at a gas station near her Silver Springs, Md. home when she was shot down by Washington, D.C. area John Allen Muhammad and his young accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)AP - If Marion Lewis had his way, he'd take Washington, D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad into the Idaho desert near his home and kill him slowly, over three days.

Fla. congressman amends 'Names of the Dead' site (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:20 PM PDT

AP - A Florida congressman has responded to complaints he violated House rules by amending a Web site he created this week calling attention to people who die without health coverage.

NJ airport guard pleads not guilty to Obama threat (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT

This photo provided by the Essex County Sheriff's Department shows John Brek. Brek, a private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport, was arrested on charges of threatening Barack Obama the night before the president was to fly there. (AP Photo/Essex County Sheriff's Department)AP - An airport security guard who was overheard saying he had "cut a hole in a fence to be able to shoot" Barack Obama pleaded not guilty Thursday to making terroristic threats against the president.

Brewer, Monster-maker settle 'Vermonster' dispute (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:44 AM PDT

In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 photo, Matt Nadeau poses with Vermonster beer at his Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville, Vt. The fight between Monster and Vermonster has been settled. On Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009 the two sides reached a settlement that allows Rock Art to continue to market the brew, an American barley wine, anywhere in the country. In return, Rock Art agreed not to market energy drinks, which it never intended to do, said Douglas Riley, a Rock Art lawyer. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - The fight between Monster and Vermonster has been settled.

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